Liggins, Jimmy

Liggins, Jimmy 14 October 1922 Newby, OK – 18 July 1983 Durham, NC Younger brother of Joe Liggins, Jimmy was a fine vocalist and raw and exciting guitarist who wrote all of his own material. A stint as his brother’s driver inspired him to emulate Joe’s success and he began writing songs and assembled a band, the Drops of Joy, which included tenor saxophonists Harold Land and Charles Ferguson and pianist Eugene Watson. In 1947 he persuaded Specialty Records to record him and he did regular…